The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-12-09
SOUTHERN eL.EANINos.

dead by Henry Mack.
Mr.. Green G. Hardesty, aged seventy
eight years, one of the oldest aud most
substantial citizens of Daviess County,
KY, died few days since at his home
near Curdsville, of pneumonia, after an
illness of several weeks.
Tobacco. before the war, was one of the
principal products of West Florida. Since
the war it has been abandoned for long
staple cotton. 1t has been discovered re-
Gently that Florida leaf, when properly
grown and cured equals in quality that of
Cuba and Sumatra.
The steamship Bravo arrived in the
lower bay at Mobile Ala, few days ago,
with the captain, third engineer and four
teen of her crew, out of a complement Of
thirty three, down with fever. There
were five passengers. The vessel is from
Colon, but on her passage struck reef.
The crew had to work forty -eight hours
without rest, under a very hot sun, to
tighten the ship and get her off. The Of
fcers think this brought on the sickness.
A bad wreck occurred near Smyra, Ca,
on the Western g. Atlantic railroad a few
evenings since. a broken axle caused
seven cars to jump the track. Two of the
4rainmen were badly hurt.
Mrs. Voolfolk Celebrated her ninety
first birthday in August last in Lexing'
ton, KY. She is native of Kentucky.
On the occasion in question she gave
dinner party, at viii ch we're present her
FIVE children, twenty three grandchildren
and eighteen great-grandchildren. She
enjoys excellent health, is charming in
manner aud appearance, fond of COM
pany, hospitable and courteous, and en-
joys the love and esteem of an exception
ally large circle of friends and relatives.
At Colonel Nugent's Lake Bolivar
(Miss.) plantation a few days since t he
gin house, with forty bales of cotton an d
about 1000 sacks of seed, was totally de-
stroyed by fire. The fire originated in
the gin-stand, and instantaneously the
flames spread through the buildings. 1t
is asserted by well-infornned planters that
most of the gin fires which have done so
mnch damage throughout that section can
mainly be attributed to unsk illed and in
experienced labor handling the improved
machinery with which most of the gins
are equipped.
A convention of Southern rabbis was
held last week at Montgomery, Ala.
Fire a few days ago destroyed nine
buildings at Aiken, S. C. Loss, $4,000;
insurance, $4,000.
A colored woman named Collins, who
was once a servant of General Jackson,
d led recently in Nashville, Tenn, aged
one hundred and eighteen years.
In the second school district of Hamil-
ton County, Tenn, is a Baptist preacher
who is the father of two daughters
whose birth took plack fifty seven years
apart. The youngest was born during the
week ending Thanksgiv ing day,and th'
eldest in 1880.
Daniel Smith was playing with a belt
at the Chattanooga Plow Works a few
days ago, when his clothes were caught
and he was thrown over the main pulley,
| breaking his arm and left leg and fractur-
| ing his skull. He only lived two hours.
Dan Swigert, proprietor of Elmendorf
/ stud, at Lexington, KY, recently pur-
chased from Dwyer Bros. the great colt
| fremont for S25, 900. fremont is by Vir-
| gil, dam Anne Fife, by Alarm. This is
the largest price ever paid in this country
for any home-bred thoroughbred for stud
| purposes.
A crowd Of negro railroad hands broke
into the Oakland (Fla.) Jail few morn
| ings since and carried away William
/ viii Jams, who killed Gustave Nells, near
| Mascott. Saturday night. Williams was
| lynched, so say his frien DIS, but his body
| can not be found.
A seventeen mile levee, a much-needed
Improvement, is to be built shortly be-
tween the towns of Hickman and Tipton-
vile, Tenn. By it IS, 900 acres OF fine farm
ing land in Kentucky and $4,000 acres in
| Tennessee will be protected from the
spring overflows. 1t will cost S140, 200.
There is about to be an important
scientific institution established at TarpOn
| Springs, fifty miles south of Cedar Keys,
on the Gulf coast. 1t will be biological
| station, similar to the one at Naples, Italy,
for the original investigation of Southern
fauna and fora. Twelve Northern uni
versities and colleges are interested.
The Governors message to the South
Carolina Legislature indicates an ex'
traordinary popular interest in the public
schools. 1t recommends system of loca
taxation to supplement the State school
fund, but says not one word about any
need for Federal assistance.
While workmen were laying a tn irty-
inch water main near the bridge over the
East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia rail.
road, in Chattanooga, Tenn, few days
ago. freight train came along and jarref
the earth so that the ditch caved in, COW
ering Alex Wilkerson and Berry ByroT
with dirt burying them five feet under
the ground and killing them almost in
stantly.
Fire broke out in the warehouse of the
TripIett Bacon Company, at Owensboro,
KY, flew days ago. The building, q
brick 75x175 feet, contained $50 tons o
hav, fifty barrels of whisky, a large lot o.
agricultural implements, heavy groceries
etc, all of which was a total loss. Th
hav belonged to Venable & McJ ohns ton
loss, 1900; insurance, 5000. F. F. Gun
ther, groceries; loss, $1,000; insurance,
81, 900. The building, valued at S. 900, was
uninsured.
| Councilman Michael Norton, of Louis.
vile, KY, met with a serious accident 1
few days ago at the premises of the Ken
lucky Stone Company, of which he is vice
president, which will most likely result il
| his death. While oiIing the machinery hi
coat-taiI was caught by a rod. In an in
slant Mr. Norton was whirling around il
space at the terrific speed Of one hundred
and twenty revolutions to the minute
The wheel described a circumference 0
twenty seven feet. After wheeling for
time, his clothing gave way and the un
fortunate man, who weighs over two hun
dred pounds, fell to the floor, most of hi
apparel having been torn off. He wa
taken home. but IL is thought he is hurt il
ternally.
Atlanta voted against prohibition.
Charles Byers, John Marshall and Jas
Carleton, arrested for the burning 0
Tqmpkinsv vile, Ky, but not guilty, ar
wanted at Paoli, Ind, for rObbing Thoma
Osborn. Osborn has identified the cloth
ing worn by the men as that stolen fror
his tore.
The myste terious disappearance of
money package containing $500 from th
Southern Express Office in Chattanooga
Tenn, has created a big sensation. Th
package was receipted for last by FreS
Schmidt, the night clerk, who has tn
fullest confidence of Manager Devices
Schmidt says the package was stolen by
porter.
Northern tourists ere beginning to max
their appearances in Florida
A conspicuous figure in the recent Gran
Lodge meeting, A. F. and A. NJ, held j
Louisville. KY, was ths venerable Collin
, Fitch, Of Meade County, XIV Mr. Fitch
the oldest living Mason in Kentucky, haT